2020 Austin Bold FC season

The 2020 Austin Bold FC season is the second season for Austin Bold FC in the USL Championship (USL-C), the second-tier professional soccer league in the United States and Canada.[1] This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.[2]

Austin Bold FC
2020 season
Head CoachMarcelo Serrano
StadiumBold Stadium
Austin, Texas
USLConference: TBD
USL Cup PlayoffsTBD
2020 U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Copa TejasTBD
Average home league attendance2,496

Club
As of January 15, 2020[3]
No. Position Player Nation
3 Defender Edson Braafheid  Netherlands
4 Defender Jermaine Taylor  Jamaica
8 Midfielder Xavier Báez  Mexico
9 Forward Kléber  Brazil
13 Forward Beto Avila  United States
15 Defender Amobi Okugo  United States
17 Defender Sean McFarlane  Jamaica
19 Forward Kris Tyrpak  United States
24 Goalkeeper Diego Restrepo  United States
33 Midfielder Sonny Guadarrama  United States
99 Forward André Lima  Brazil
— Forward Billy Forbes  Turks and Caicos Islands

Competitions

Exhibitions
February 9 Preseason 1FC Dallas1–0Austin Bold FCFrisco, TX
10:00 AM CST Ondrášek  4' Report
Report		 Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Note: Played in three 30-minute periods.
February 15 Preseason 2Austin Bold FC2–2Rio Grande Valley FC TorosAustin, TX
6:00PM CST Trialist #1
Trialist #2 		Report
Report		 McLaughlin
Trialist 		Stadium: Bold Stadium

USL Championship
Main article: 2020 USL Championship season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Conference Quarterfinals
6 San Antonio FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
7 Austin Bold FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Play-In Round
8 Las Vegas Lights FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
9 Sacramento Republic 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Updated to match(es) played on March 11, 2020. Source: USL Championship Standings
Rules for classification: 1) total wins; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) points earned against top four Conference finishers; 5) disciplinary points; 6) coin toss or drawing of lots

Match Results

On January 9, 2020, the USL announced the 2020 season schedule.[4]

March 7 1Austin Bold FC1–0New Mexico UnitedAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CST Twumasi  37'
Lima  52' (pen.)
Troncoso  77'
Báez  85'		 Report Najem  77' Stadium: Bold Stadium
Attendance: 2,496
Referee: Malik Badawi
March 13 2LA Galaxy IIP–PAustin Bold FCCarson, California
TBD PM CDT Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
March 21 3Austin Bold FCP–PReno 1868 FCAustin, Texas
TBD PM CDT Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
March 25 4Real MonarchsP–PAustin Bold FCHerriman, Utah
TBD PM CDT Stadium: Zions Bank Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
March 28 5Phoenix Rising FCP–PAustin Bold FCScottsdale, Arizona
TBD PM CDT Stadium: Casino Arizona Field
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
April 4 6OKC EnergyP–PAustin Bold FCOklahoma City, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Taft Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
April 11 7Austin Bold FCP–PFC TulsaAustin, Texas
8:00 PM Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5]
April 18 8San Diego Loyal SCP–PAustin Bold FCSan Diego, California
9:00 PM CDT Stadium: Torero Stadium
Note: Match postponed in extension to May 10 of original suspension on advice of CDC[6]
April 25 9Austin Bold FCP–PSacramento Republic FCAustin, Texas
TBD PM CDT Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Note: Match postponed in extension to May 10 of original suspension on advice of CDC[6]
May 3 10Austin Bold FCP–PSan Antonio FCAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
Note: Match postponed in extension to May 10 of original suspension on advice of CDC[6]
May 16 11Austin Bold FCvLas Vegas Lights FCAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 23 12Austin Bold FCvPortland Timbers 2Austin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 26 13Tacoma DefiancevAustin Bold FCTacoma, Washington
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Cheney Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
May 30 14San Antonio FCvAustin Bold FCSan Antonio, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Toyota Field
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
June 6 15Orange County SCvAustin Bold FCIrvine, California
9:00 PM CDT Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
June 13 16Austin Bold FCvRio Grande Valley FC TorosAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Austin Bold Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
June 20 17Austin Bold FCvEl Paso Locomotive FCAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
June 27 18Austin Bold FCvColorado Springs Switchbacks FCAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
July 4 19Las Vegas Lights FCvAustin Bold FCLas Vegas, Nevada
9:30 pm PDT Stadium: Cashman Field
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
July 8 20Austin Bold FCvPhoenix Rising FCAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic
July 17 21New Mexico UnitedvAustin Bold FCAlbuquerque, New Mexico
9:00 PM CDT Stadium: Isotopes Park
July 25 22FC TulsavAustin Bold FCTulsa, Oklahoma
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: ONEOK Field
August 8 23Sacramento Republic FCvAustin Bold FCSacramento, California
10:00 PM CDT Stadium: Papa Murphy's Park
August 15 24Portland Timbers 2vAustin Bold FCPortland, Oregon
2:00 PM CDT Stadium: Providence Park
August 23 25Austin Bold FCvTacoma DefianceAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
August 29 26Reno 1868 FCvAustin Bold FCReno, Nevada
9:00 PM CDT Stadium: Greater Nevada Field
September 6 27Austin Bold FCvReal MonarchsAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
September 11 28Austin Bold FCvOrange County SCAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
September 20 29Austin Bold FCvOKC Energy FCAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
September 23 30Austin Bold FCvSan Diego Loyal SCAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
September 26 31Colorado Springs Switchbacks FCvAustin Bold FCColorado Springs, Colorado
7:00 PM CDT Stadium: Weidner Field
October 3 32Austin Bold FCvLA Galaxy IIAustin, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: Bold Stadium
October 10 33Rio Grande Valley FC TorosvAustin Bold FCEdinburg, Texas
7:30 PM CDT Stadium: H-E-B Park
October 17 34El Paso Locomotive FCvAustin Bold FCEl Paso, TX
8:30 PM CDT Stadium: Southwest University Park

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2020 U.S. Open Cup

As a USL Championship club, Austin will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.[7]

April 8 2nd RoundAustin Bold FC
or Atlantic City FC 		P–P Newtown Pride FC or
Austin Bold FC		Austin, TX or
Glassboro, NJ
6:00 PM CST or
7:30 PM CST		 Stadium: Bold Stadium or
Rowan University Soccer Stadium
Note: Match postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[8]

References
  1. "Austin Bold FC Announces Full 2019 USL Championship Schedule". Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "Austin Bold FC Roster". Austin Bold FC. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  4. "USL Championship Unveils 2020 Schedule". Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  5. "USL Championship Temporarily Suspends Play". uslchampionship.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  6. "USL Championship Extends Temporary Suspension of Season". uslchampionship.com. March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  7. "Restructured Competition Format For 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Provides Opportunity For More "David vs. Goliath" Matchups In 107th Edition Of U.S. Soccer's National Championship". U.S. Soccer Federation. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  8. "U.S. Soccer Temporarily Suspends 2020 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Due to COVID-19 Outbreak". ussoccer.com. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
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